/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>14406829
I mostly just dip bread in the olive oil, or use it for anything cooked in a pan. I basically just use salt, pepper, and olive oil to liven up my home cookings.

>>14406829
>-- The taste is definitely acquired
But you also acquire it the first time you eat it so it works out
>-- you can replace olive oil in most recipes and it tastes the same
If it's dilute enough maybe, otherwise a recipe you would want to have a taste of olive oil won't if you use sunflower oil

I would agree that it doesn't need to be THE oil to use in everything but it's clearly, as it has been known to be for thousands of years, a flavorful oil that has particular use in cooking and dressing compared to other oils

>>14406829
bad bait.

>-- Compared to sunflower oil it cannot be heated as high
You use different oils for different things. Volatile oils aren't meant for deep frying you lardo.
>-- The taste is definitely acquired
True, particularly with a child's palate
>-- you can replace olive oil in most recipes and it tastes the same. Pizza dough with sunflower oil tastes the same as one made with olive oil.
Objectively untrue. Get a better tongue.
>-- very expensive
Only completely valid point. Much like champagne or san marzano tomatoes, the pedigree surrounding certain olive oils is overhyped. It's great oil, but there are plenty of great oils produced elsewhere for much lower prices
>-- it degrades when exposed to light
Do you live out in the Serengeti or something? Are you too poor for a cupboard?
>-- personally I was dismayed to find out first time trying that it was very bitter and tasted green, like grass or leaves.
Same as your first point. Refer to my rebuttal to point #1.

This is a bad thread. Go back to your kind in /sip/ threads

>>14406890
oh, it took me multiple tries. I disliked olive oil greatly at first, thought buying a whole bottle was a mistake.

But I kept obsessively thinking about it, and developed literal cravings. And kept making more and more sandwiches until I eventually got around to liking it.
I rationalized it that maybe I had a nutritional deficiency that olive oil satisfied in some way

>>14406871
>dip bread in the olive oil
is a great tip for beginners btw. Salt it too, it takes the bitterness off a lot so it's even more palatable.

>>14406829
>t. poorfag tastelet

>>14406965
>>14406987
taste is highly subjective, therefore it can't be right or wrong you weirdo

>>14407024
It's really not that subjective. People like to say it is not to offend others, but it's mostly objective. Until you find me someone who likes eating dogshit for the flavor, it's mostly objective.

>>14407024
So doesn't that invalidate OP's smoothbrain point regarding taste?

And by that logic, don't judge me for eating old dogshit I find on my neighbors lawn. It's subjectively delicious to me, and you can't tell me otherwise

>>14407044
>>14407037
holy dogshit hivemind

>>14406986
It may have just been the brand of olive oil you tried. Olive oil is like wine, it comes in a lot of styles and qualities

>>14407082
Maybe he got gypped. Italian mafia does sell some snek oil to extra virgins for an easy buck. Personally I've never had any I didn't like.

>>14406829
>personally I was dismayed to find out first time trying that it was very bitter and tasted green, like grass or leaves.
What fucking oil did you buy? Used engine oil? Try good quality EVO before judging it. Also, use it properly, dumbass.

>>14407024
>>14407044
Actually canine faeces has no nutritional value, is full of contaminants and intestinal parasites, so consuming it is highly ill-advised, regardless of taste.
it's shocking that you were not aware of this.

>>14407194
what does that have to do with the subjectivity of tastiness? Nobody brought up nutrition you subhuman frogposter

>>14407203
I'm pointing out that the thing you picked out is inedible at best, downright toxic at worst, people don't consume it, therefore it makes a poor example when discussing the matter of taste.

Of course, you're free to indulge in such forbidden snacks, seems like it's right up in your alley. Just don't be surprised when people discovering your shameful secret label you a retard and call social services.

Does anyone else like taking shots of olive oil or is it just me?

>>14407276
>shots of olive oil
I mean. You do you, but don't you get the runnings from that?

>>14406829
Hate to be the "It needs to be genuine Italian to be good" guy, but if you spend a little bit more money on some quality Olive oil you will taste the difference.
You pay for what you get, some Evo is better for cooking, and some are better for "finishing" or plating. The quality kinds are what you want to have with your caprese salad or your bread. You most certainly cant replace that with any other oil and have the same taste.

I almost never cook with regular olive oil though, usually pure oliva or grapeseed.

>>14407255
>you're free to indulge in such forbidden snacks

>>14407403
Sometimes I do but not always.

>>14407024
Enjoyment is subjective, not being able to detect differences in taste is a genetic defect. I'm sorry you suffer from such a pleasure-draining ailment, anon, but your "opinion" is worthless here because your taste buds are non-functional.

>n-no such thing as objectively worse!
Take a hot iron to your tongue and tell me your sense of taste isn't objectively worse.

>>14407148
A bitter grass tasting "EVO" sounds like a good quality "EVO" (Unless there's something off with it). And that's a good thing.

Ok so I live in Canada where the other alternative is usually Canola oil which is chemically treated from poisonous rapeseed. Canola oil is not poisonous but it's heavily bleached. I would easily pay 3x the price to get another oil that's freshly squeezed. Extra virgin olive oil is not really necessary though unless you are rich. It definitely has heavier olive taste but it's not really noticeable in a complex dish.

>>14406829
>you can replace olive oil in most recipes and it tastes the same. Pizza dough with sunflower oil tastes the same as one made with olive oil
imagine this nigga making taralli with sunflower oil and wondering what's wrong.

>>14408984
Well that's obviously because sunflower oil has an extremely strong taste. Olive oil does have taste but it's almost neutral unless you buy extra virgin. If you replace olive oil for some other neutral oil, like vegetable oil, in any kind of cooked dish the taste is identical. No one would know the difference.

>>14406829
>Compared to sunflower oil it cannot be heated as high
It's actually superior for high temperature cooking because the antioxidants protect it from oxidation. The taste will change but this is harmless.

>>14407194
kek'd, based frogposter

Olive oil isn't expensive
and that's the only good thing of living in Asspain

- Up to 180 it's fine. For commercial use, as long as you keep the temperature below the smoke point EVO in fact lasts longer than sunflower oil because of the antioxidants.
- Relative to how much you need cost of EVO is irrelevant for anything except deep frying.

Currently there is some controversy about carcinogens in high temperature deodorized oils (not just vegetable oil, non artisan lard and tallow too). All the other virgin oils taste as strong or stronger than olive oil and tend to be more expensive too.

>>14408980
I’m from Slovenia, so obviously we’re very close to meds and border Italy, but a liter of quality extra virgin olive oil is like 8€. And that’s high quality. Not mixed with anything else. Why is everyone discussing the price so much? A liter will last me a month for my entire family, and that’s literally nothing.
How much does italian extra virgin olive oil fucking cost in shitholes like canada anyway, that you can’t afford it?
Anyway, I use extra virgin olive oil for everything, except steaks and frying (I fry MAYBE once a year anyway, that shit is disgusting).

>>14406829
You fucking retard, both olive oil and seed oils are not meant to be used for frying, these oxidize rapidly and sunflower oil contains a lot of toxic omega 6, where would you get the idea to eat that? All unsaturated oils degrade when exposed to air and light. A plate of fries is comparable to a few dozen cigarettes when it comes to toxic oil heating byproducts. Not only OMEGA 6 IS NOT burnable as calories, it destroys the mitochondria, damages the heart and lingers in cell membranes for years, it's fertilizer for diabetes and cancer.

Whether you like the taste of olive oil is subjective and that decides if it's worth the price. That said, sometimes I use extra virgin olive oil solely as a condiment for white cheese or sprinkle a bit on meat.

>>14409388
What's good for frying?

>using seed/vegetable oils

Olive oil or animal fats thats it for me

>>14410005
Lard or clarified butter.

>sunflower
happi yellow fren ^_^

>olive
bitter deceitful grape >:^(

>bitter olives
Do americans really?

I like making risotto and when it's all gooey pour a bit of olive oil in there rather than butter. Mmmmm-mmm

>>14410010
>i'm gonna be healthy because I base my diet on memes
>owww, my heart

>>14410180
>clarified butter.
Home style: Burned and lumpy.

>>14410243
good post